Originally Posted by Stingray
I assumed he was being sarcastic, since the whole "WoW Killer / going F2P" is sort of a running joke on WoW/MMO forums. Maybe not, though…

yes and no. I am serious in the sense that WoW, like AoL so long ago, is realizing subscription based may not be enough to sustain itself in the future. The F2P model, not invented but perfected by DDO, is the first real dent anyone's seen in WoW's armour.